environmentally protected of nearly 7000 km2 of provincial land and created over 60 new provincial parks. He also served on the Alberta's Place within Confederation Committee. Lord was one of three MLAs who requested and formed the so-called Dumb Rules committee, aimed at reducing red tape and government inefficiencies. In the 2004 Alberta election Lord was defeated by Dave Taylor of the Liberals. In the 2010 Calgary election Lord came in fifth place of 17 candidates who had not dropped out, and was selected as "Best Choice" for Calgary Mayor by the Foundation for Democratic Advancement in a 96-page audit of mayoral candidates. Lord spent $40,000 in this election in which most top finishers spent over $300,000 - one spent $1 million, but also did not win. The election was won by Naheed Nenshi with reported expenditures of $404,000. Lord ran for the Conservative nomination for the Calgary Centre by-election held in late 2012. Lord ran in the 2013 Calgary civic election for mayor. He gained 21% of the popular votes and lost to incumbent Naheed Nenshi. He was Chairman of BBQ on the Bow, Canada's oldest Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned barbecue competition. Death Lord died of a heart attack at his home in Calgary on March 25, 2014. He was 57. References Calgary Mayoral election results 2010 Calgary municipal election candidate finance disclosures Jon Lord backgrounder Jon Lord dies of heart attack External links Jon Lord homepage Jon Lord's old constituency page 1956 births 2014 deaths Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Calgary city councillors 21st-century Canadian politicians